History

The Newbold Dorset Horn Flock #4 was founded in 1917, and became the dominant flock in Australia. Newbold Poll Dorset stud was founded in 1937 by W J Dawkins when a registed Corriedale ram was mated with one pure-bred Newbold Dorset Horn ewe. The progeny was a good polled ewe lamb. She was mated to a Newbold Dorset Horn ram in 1940, the progeny being a polled ram lamb, Newbold Poley No. 1 of 1941. Over the next 15 years the breeding up programme continued, with the goal being to breed a Dorset Horn without horns.

In 1954 the Australian Poll Dorset Association was formed, Newbold being the No. 1 Flock. Former Newbold Stud Masters, 'WJ' Dawkins, his daughter, Louise Close and his son in law Jack Reddin were all been honoured with a Life Membership of the Poll Dorset Association. Bill Close the current Stud Master is a Board member of the Association. Newbold stock have played a major role in establishing the Poll Dorset breed as the dominant Prime lamb breed in Australia with over 700 stud flocks. Newbold rams have been exported to England, USA, India, South Africa and China.